Speaking: Talk About a Holiday - Part 6

Speaking: Talk About a Holiday
Use was/ were/ wasn’t / weren’t / there was/ there wasn’t / there were/ there weren’t.
Rule: Was / Were ShowHide

was or were

The past of am, is and are.

  • I / he / she / it → was: Peter was a policeman.
  • you / we / they → were: You were very late this morning.

Negative

  • wasn't (was not): Mary wasn't ill last week.
  • weren't (were not): They weren't at home.

Questions

Was the movie interesting? – Yes, it was.
Were your friends lazy? – No, they weren't.

there was · there were

  • one thing: There was only one little shop.
  • many things: There were a lot of people.
  • negative: There wasn't a pool. There weren't many shops.

A group seen as one takes was: My family wasn't in Madrid last summer.

yesterday · last night · last week · last summer · this morning · when I was five

Eleven pictures from someone else's holiday. Say what it was like, using was, were, there was and their negatives; the suggested answer waits behind a button.

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